The Stroller: 'Find a way'

Published: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 2:54 p.m.

Government leaders trying to figure out how to trim the federal budget get a suggestion from Kathy Mitchell, a Spartanburg resident who says they didn’t seem to have any trouble forcing people who work for a living to do with less. “If the government can’t figure out how to cut 2.4 percent out of the budget, maybe it should get some advice from the wage earners in this country who just took a 2.4 percent decrease in their take-home pay,” she says. “It was all courtesy of the government! We had to find a way, so can the government.”

$25,000 WINNER: Wayne and Brenda Millwood of Spartanburg are mighty proud in-laws. Their daughter-in-law, Melissa Millwood of Lyman, won the recent Taste of Home magazine cook-off. “Melissa is the grand prize winner of $25,000 for her Buffalo Chicken Lasagna recipe,” says Brenda Millwood. “Her picture and prize-winning recipe are in the February issue of the magazine. We congratulate her and encourage everyone to look for a copy of the magazine and try the recipe.”

GOT AN OUTHOUSE?: OK, The Stroller has had luck with requests for everything from locating a pool table for a senior citizens center to helping a guy find the owner of a set of false teeth deposited in his yard, but this time we face quite a challenge. Anybody got an outhouse? You can donate your outhouse to Walnut Grove Plantation and have your name inscribed with it for future generations. Imagine that! Seriously, folks, this is something needed for an upcoming event at the Walnut Grove Plantation. April 6 is going to be a day for visitors, especially kids, to explore all things “gross” from the late 1700s. They’re calling it Colonial Grossology. Activities will center on food like pig ears, personal hygiene, medicine and, of course, going to the bathroom. To illustrate the colonial bathroom, they’d like to borrow an outhouse. It would need to fit in the back of a pickup truck for hauling. Alternatively, and more desirous, would be the permanent donation of such a structure or someone volunteering to donate materials and labor to build a permanent outhouse for Walnut Grove. If you can help, give the director, Zac Cunningham, a call at 576-6546.

FOUR HUSBANDS: Brian Lee of Spartanburg tells that a 92-year-old woman who just married for the fourth time was chatting with a reporter about her husbands. The reporter asked, “Would you mind telling me a little about your husbands and what they did for a living?” She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. After a short time, a smile came to her face, and she answered proudly, “I first married a banker when I was in my 20s. Then I married a circus ringmaster when in my 40s. I fell in love with a preacher and married him when I was in my 60s. And now, in my 90s, I have married a funeral director,” she said. The astonished reporter looked at her and asked, “Why did you marry four men with such diverse careers?” She smiled and answered, “I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready and four to go.”

ODDS AND ENDS: Come on out to American Legion Post 28 in Duncan Park tonight for bingo and barbecue. The Stroller will be calling the games starting at 7, but the kitchen will be dishing up some delicious barbecue starting at 6. This is one supper you don’t want to miss.

<p>Government leaders trying to figure out how to trim the federal budget get a suggestion from Kathy Mitchell, a Spartanburg resident who says they didn't seem to have any trouble forcing people who work for a living to do with less. “If the government can't figure out how to cut 2.4 percent out of the budget, maybe it should get some advice from the wage earners in this country who just took a 2.4 percent decrease in their take-home pay,” she says. “It was all courtesy of the government! We had to find a way, so can the government.”</p><p><b>$25,000 WINNER:</b> Wayne and Brenda Millwood of Spartanburg are mighty proud in-laws. Their daughter-in-law, Melissa Millwood of Lyman, won the recent Taste of Home magazine cook-off. “Melissa is the grand prize winner of $25,000 for her Buffalo Chicken Lasagna recipe,” says Brenda Millwood. “Her picture and prize-winning recipe are in the February issue of the magazine. We congratulate her and encourage everyone to look for a copy of the magazine and try the recipe.”</p><p><b>GOT AN OUTHOUSE?:</b> OK, The Stroller has had luck with requests for everything from locating a pool table for a senior citizens center to helping a guy find the owner of a set of false teeth deposited in his yard, but this time we face quite a challenge. Anybody got an outhouse? You can donate your outhouse to Walnut Grove Plantation and have your name inscribed with it for future generations. Imagine that! Seriously, folks, this is something needed for an upcoming event at the Walnut Grove Plantation. April 6 is going to be a day for visitors, especially kids, to explore all things “gross” from the late 1700s. They're calling it Colonial Grossology. Activities will center on food like pig ears, personal hygiene, medicine and, of course, going to the bathroom. To illustrate the colonial bathroom, they'd like to borrow an outhouse. It would need to fit in the back of a pickup truck for hauling. Alternatively, and more desirous, would be the permanent donation of such a structure or someone volunteering to donate materials and labor to build a permanent outhouse for Walnut Grove. If you can help, give the director, Zac Cunningham, a call at 576-6546.</p><p><b>FOUR HUSBANDS:</b> Brian Lee of Spartanburg tells that a 92-year-old woman who just married for the fourth time was chatting with a reporter about her husbands. The reporter asked, “Would you mind telling me a little about your husbands and what they did for a living?” She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. After a short time, a smile came to her face, and she answered proudly, “I first married a banker when I was in my 20s. Then I married a circus ringmaster when in my 40s. I fell in love with a preacher and married him when I was in my 60s. And now, in my 90s, I have married a funeral director,” she said. The astonished reporter looked at her and asked, “Why did you marry four men with such diverse careers?” She smiled and answered, “I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready and four to go.”</p><p><b>ODDS AND ENDS:</b> Come on out to American Legion Post 28 in Duncan Park tonight for bingo and barbecue. The Stroller will be calling the games starting at 7, but the kitchen will be dishing up some delicious barbecue starting at 6. This is one supper you don't want to miss.</p>